Park DuValle, Louisville

Park DuValle, Louisville
Park DuValle
Park DuValle
Coordinates: 38°13′42″N 85°48′40″W / 38.22833°N 85.81111°W / 38.22833; -85.81111
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyJefferson County

Park DuValle is a neighborhood southwest of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It was developed starting in the late-19th century and historically been a predominantly African-American community. Its boundaries are I-264 (the Shawnee Expressway) to the west, the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks to the north, Cypress Street to the east, and Bells Lane and Algonquin Parkway to the south. The neighborhood reflects the presence of several nearby parks, and DuValle Junior High School; all named after Lucie DuValle, the first female principal of a high school in Louisville.